Our Grants

  1. BHF Project grant (Sole applicant) “Investigation of a novel pathway linking blood flow with endothelial permeability to LDL”. Awarded 02.08.2023. £217,342.

  2. MRC Research Grant (with S Au as PI and J Ishihara as Co-I) “Microfluidic investigation of the role of transcapillary resistance and vascular permeability/normalisation on cancer outcomes via vasodilation.” Awarded 30.6.23 for 2-years. Approx. £830,000.

  3. UKRI Impact Acceleration Account (with M Drakakis and J Mayet as Co-Is) “Detection of heart failure in primary care and at home” Awarded 25.08.2022 £62,016

  4. NIHR AI Award (Co-I, with Prof Jamil Mayet as PI and Profs Alun Hughes and Anil Barath, Dr Anenta Ramakrishnan and Mr Alfred Samuels) “Developing the Blood Pressure Index with the public for improved blood pressure control.” Awarded 24/05/2020. £150,000.

  5. EPSRC Impact Acceleration Award (PI, with Professor Jamil Mayet as CoI) “Accelerating the Impact of Novel Methods for Diagnosing Heart Failure.” Awarded 28.4.21. £25,509.

  6. BHF Project grant (Co-I with Prof David Leake, University of Reading, as PI) “Lysosomal oxidation of low density lipoprotein causes inflammation in atherosclerosis.” Awarded 11.08.2020. £184,481.

  7. BHF CRE Pump Priming grant (sole applicant) “Detecting and monitoring heart failure with handheld ultrasound” 01.05.2020. £93,000.

  8. EPSRC Capital Award for Core Equipment (Departmental lead) “Spectrally-Unconstrained, High-Sensitivity, Super-Resolving Confocal Microscopy.” Awarded 10/12/2019. £250,000.

  9. EPSRC Project Grant (CoI, with Prof Meng-Xing Tang as PI and Robert Eckersley, Eleanor Stride, Christopher Dunsby and Sevan Harput) “Fast 3D Super-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging Through Acoustic Activation and Deactivation of Nanodroplets.” Awarded 29.10.2019. £953.610.

  10. BHF Project Grant (PI, with Professor Jamil Mayet and Dr Mengxing Tang as Co-Is) “New technology for monitoring heart function by analysing arterial waves: a feasibility study in people.” 1.2.2019-31.7.2020. £177,823.

  11. EPSRC CDT in Fluid Dynamics Across Scales (PI, with Prof S J Sherwin) “Identifying characteristics of blood flow that trigger disease of coronary arteries.” 1.10.18 – 30.9.22. 4-year MRes-PhD studentship.

  12. Imperial College/Imperial Innovations Proof-of-Concept grant (Sole applicant) “Further development of novel techniques for diagnosing heart failure.” 1.1.2018 – 31.7.2018. £48,661.

  13. EPSRC CDT in Fluid Dynamics Across Scales (PI, with Prof S J Sherwin and Dr M Tang) “Diagnosing heart failure by analysing waves in arteries.” 1.10.17 – 30.9.20. 4-year PhD studentship.

  14. BHF Project Grant (CoI, with Dr Mengxing Tang as PI) “Quantitative and non-invasive 3D flow and vascular wall shear stress mapping using ultrafast contrast-enhanced ultrasound and particle image velocimetry.” 1.9.17 - 31.8. 2020. £179,389.

  15. BHF REA MRes/PhD Project (with Dr Menxing Tang as CoI) “Relation between experimentally-determined blood flow and pro-inflammatory changes in arterial endothelium.” 1.10.2016-30.9.2020. Approx £100k.

  16. BHF Project Grant (with Dr David Leake, University of Reading, as PI and Prof Ketan Patel, University of Reading) “Inhibition of the lysosomal oxidation of low density lipoprotein and its effect on atherosclerosis.” 1.10.16 - 3.9.19. £182,779 (£0 Imperial component).

  17. Imperial Confidence in Concept 2016 Grant (with Dr Mengxing Tang) “Development and testing of novel ultrasound methods for determining heart failure, arterial stiffening and endothelial dysfunction from arterial wave phenomena.” 1.9.16-31.8.17, extended to 31.10.17. £83,481

  18. BHF Project Grant (PI) “Effect of multidirectional flow on endothelial cell alignment and transport of LDL-sized particles.” 1.6.16–31.5.19. £228,486.

  19. BHF Intermediated Basic Science Fellowship (Supervisor of Fellow Chrstina Warboys) “Is β-catenin a master regulator of mechanical signalling in the endothelium?” 14.3.2016-13.3.2020. £427,762.

  20. KCL/Imperial CDT in Medical Imaging PhD project (PI, with Prof R Botnar and Dr A Phinikaridou, KCL) “Imaging anatomical variation in uptake of plasma macromolecules by the coronary artery wall” 1.10.2015-30.9.2018. Approx £90k.

  21. BHF Centre of Research Excellence MRes PhD Project (with Prof Spencer Sherwin and Anna Randi as CoIs) “Effect of multidirectional flow on endothelial transport properties and associated signalling pathways” 1.10.2015-30.9.2019. Approx £100k.

  22. BHF Centre of Research Excellence Pilot Project (CoI, with Prof A Randi as PI and Dr G Foldes) “Engineering microvascular networks for regenerative medicine using human induced pluripotent stem cells and 3D printing” Awarded 12.12.14. £50,000.

  23. EPSRC Standard Grant (CoI, with Dr Menxing Tang as PI, Prof R Cosgrove and Dr R Eckersley (KCL)) “Ultrafast contrast enhanced ultrasound for quantification of flow and tissue perfusion” Awarded 26.3.2015. £382,848.

  24. EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CoI with 5 others, Prof J C Vassilicos as PI) “Centre for Doctoral Training in Fluid Dynamics across Scales” 1.4.14 – 30.9.22. £4,279,853 (EPSRC contribution).

  25. Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund grant (PI, with Prof C Coombes, Prof M Dallman and Dr H Lamble as CoIs) “Establishing a Network of Excellence in Cancer Engineering” 1.10.2013-30.9.2014. £112,904.

  26. EPSRC Pathways to Impact funding (Internal) “Stimulating Pharmaceutical Industry Interest in Arterial Wall Mass Transport”1.5.2013-30.6.2013. £8,813.

  27. British Heart Foundation Project grant (PI, with Dr Z Mohri as Co-I) “Test of a new “comfort zone” theory relating mechanical stresses to atherosclerosis”1.7.2013-30.6.2016. £209,988.

  28. BHF Centre of Research Excellence (CoI, with Prof M Schneider as PI and 11 others)1.4.2014- 31.3.2019. £3,000,000.

  29. EPSRC International Research Collaborations Funding (Internal, with Dr F Rodriguez y Baena as PI, and CoIs Prof AMJ Bull and Dr R Fenton)“Building collaborations with the Institute of Biodesign, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), India, in the field of Biomedical Engineering”.2.7.12-31.3.13. £42,000.

  30. EU FP7 Marie Curie Reintegration Fellowship (Jointly supervised with Prof S J Sherwin) “Identifying causes of lipoprotein trapping in arteries” 1.9.2011 – 31.08.2014. Up to Euros 100,000.

  31. EU FP7 Incoming International Fellowship (Co-ordinator) “Correlation Between Numerical Estimation of In Vivo Local Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Concentration and Endothelial Permeability” 01.11.11 – 31.10.13. Euros 210,093.

  32. BHF Centre for Research Excellence PhD project (PI, with CoIs Dr A Randi, Prof CR Ethier and Dr DR Overby). “Development and use of a novel bioreactor to investigate mechanical and biological determinants of endothelial permeability” 7.3.2011-30.9.2013. Approx £75,000.

  33. British Heart Foundation Programme grant (with Professor D O Haskard) “Identifying rate-limiting mechanisms in the initiation of atherosclerotic lesions” 1.9.2011 – 31.8.2016. £1,268,154.

  34. Faculty Strategic Initiative Support for building large-scale collaborations with the Indian Institute of Science Awarded 18.1.2011. £22,000.

  35.  BHF Centre for Research Excellence PhD project (with Prof S J Sherwin) “Mechanical determinants of endothelial cell shape and alignment” 1.10.2010—30.9.2013. Approx £75,000.

  36. British Heart Foundation Project grant (with Dr DS Leake as PI) “Atherogenic effects of the lysosomal oxidation of low density lipoprotein” 1.7.10-30.6.13. £202,285.

  37. BHF Centre for Research Excellence PhD project (with Prof J A Mitchell as PI) “Relationship between fluid forces, cyclo-oxygenase expression and endothelial cell function: implications for cardiovascular health and disease” 1.10.2009—30.9.2012. Approx £75,000.

  38.  BHF Centre for Research Excellence PhD project (with Prof S J Spencer as PI) “What role does blood flow play in the initiation of arterial disease?” 1.10.2009—30.9.2012. Approx £75,000.

  39. BHF Centre for Research Excellence Postdoctoral project (CoI, with Prof S J Spencer as PI)Experimental and CFD investigation of the aortic flow and mass transport 1.1.2009—30.9.2014. £390,000.

  40. British Heart Foundation Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellowship (Supervisor of the Fellow, Dr Jordi Alastruey-Arimon and postdoctoral support for Dr AAE Hunt) “Modelling pulse wave propagation in arteries and veins: Application to cardiovascular disease and its treatment” 1.11.2009-31.10.2013. £273,862.

  41. BHF Centre for Research Excellence Pilot project (with Prof C R Ethier as PI, and Drs J Mason and W Gsell) “Correlation of mouse aortic arch hemodynamics with endothelial transcription factor expression and activity” Awarded 28.7.08. £40,000.

  42. British Heart Foundation Educational grant “Support for Bioengineering08” Awarded 29.7.08. £3,000.

  43. BHF Project grant (with Professors R Krams and S J Sherwin) “Does uptake of circulating lipoproteins by the arterial wall determine plaque vulnerability in mice?” 1.12.2008-31.1.2012. £175,030.

  44. BHF Project grant (with Professor C L Jackson as PI) “Vessel Wall dynamics and plaque rupture” 4.2.2008-3.2.2011. £169,649.

  45. EPSRC Project Grant “Of mice and men: adjustment of endothelial cells to the different haemodynamic wall shear stresses occurring in arteries of different species” 28.1.2008-27.1.2009. £110,802.

  46. BHF Research Excellence Award Leader of the “Physiological & Pathological Fluid-Tissue Interactions” Theme 2007-30.9.2014. £8.9M.

  47. EPSRC Project grant (with Dr S G Kazarian as PI) “FTIR spectroscopic imaging applied to atherosclerosis” 15.3.07 – 14.3.09. £188,168.

  48. Faculty Strategic Reserve Equipment and managerial support (with Profs S Sherwin and N Peters) Inter-Faculty Cardiovascular Mechanics Initiative Awarded 27.10.06. £100,000.

  49. BHF Educational grant Symposium support 20.9.2006. £3,000.

  50. BHF project grant (with Prof S Sherwin and Drs J Peiro and D Doorly) “Re-assessment of the role of blood flow in arterial disease” 9.6.06 – 8.12.07. £77,852.

  51. BBSRC Departmental Training Award Six studentships (3 Standard Research, 3 Standard CASE) 1.10.06-30.9.12. £481,776.

  52. BBSRC project grant (with Profs G E Mann and J D Pearson) “Tightening the barrier: developing techniques for obtaining physiological mass transfer properties of endothelium in vitro” 1.2.06-31.1.09.  £214,957.

  53. Institute of Biomedical Engineering PhD studentship (Dr S Sherwin as PI) “Computation of blood flow at arterial branches: the role of haemodynamics in the localisation of atherosclerosis” 1.10.2004-30.9.2007 £36,000.

  54. BBSRC Project grant (transferred from Dr G H Rimbach) “Molecular mechanisms of action of isoflavones on glutathione induction in human cultured cells and in vivo” 7.11.2001-31.10.2004. £151,448.

  55. Research Endowment Trust Fund Infrastructure grant (with Dr J Gibbins as PI and Prof G Brooks) “Flow-based fluorescence video microscopy system for specialised cardiovascular biology studies” Awarded 29.4.03. £10,000.

  56. British Heart Foundation PhD Studentship “Do age-related changes in the pattern of blood flow explain age-related changes in the pattern of atherosclerosis?” 1.10.03-30.9 06. £66,389.

  57. BBSRC Research Equipment Initiative (with 9 others) “Visualisation by confocal microscopy of protein location and interactions within living cells” Awarded 4.10.02. £268,755 (BBSRC contribution of £139,339, Industrial contribution of £115,036 and University contribution of £14,380).

  58. BBSRC Project grant (with Dr M J Carrier) “Development of a non-invasive technique for measuring nitric oxide bioactivity in large arteries in vivo” 9.12.02-30.09.07. £334,708.

  59. British Heart Foundation Project grant “Does the atheroprotective effect of L-arginine disappear with age?” 8.7.02-7.7.05. £149,499.

  60. Unilever Running costs for PhD studentship (with Dr G Rimbach as PI) “Molecular mechanisms by which isoflavones protect against cardiovascular disease” 1.10.01-30.9.02. £5,000.

  61. Wellcome Trust Project Grant “Visualisation of pathways for macromolecule transport across vascular endothelium” 1.2.2001- 31.7.2002. £93,761.

  62. Royal Society Research Grant “Nitric oxide and atherosclerosis” 2.3.2000. £6,810.

  63. British Heart Foundation Project Grant “Do NO-mediated transport properties of the arterial wall play a critical role in coronary atherogenesis?” 1.8.2000-31.7.2002. £77,525.

  64. British Heart Foundation Project Grant (with Profs G E Mann and J D Pearson) “Investigation in vitro of changes in the nitric oxide pathway which mediate age-related alterations of arterial wall permeability” 1.3.00-31.8.01. £9,185

  65. British Heart Foundation PhD Studentship “Does the flow-dependent release of nitric oxide cause transport properties of the arterial wall to vary near branches?” 1.10.96-30.9.99. £53,188.

  66. British Heart Foundation Project Grant “Test of a novel version of the insudation theory by mapping changes in lesion location caused by aging, hyperlipidaemia and alteration of nitric oxide synthesis” 1.9.96-29.2.00. £74,554.

  67. Medical Research Council Project Grant “Development of techniques for studying transport of low density lipoprotein into the arterial wall” 1.4.95-31.12.95. £35,994.

  68. Royal Society Research Grant “Uptake of LDL by the arterial wall” 13.7.95. £8,402.

  69. Research Endowment Trust Fund Research Assistantship “Lipoprotein aggregation and its role in atherosclerosis” 15.3.93. £11,505.

  70. Wellcome Trust Project Grant (with Dr D S Leake) “An investigation in vivo of the role of oxidised LDL in atherosclerosis” 1.12.92-30.11.95. £122,872.

  71. BUPA Medical Foundation Ltd Research Assistantship “An investigation of LDL aggregation and its role in atherosclerosis” 1.10.92-30.9.93. £11,505

  72. Research Endowment Trust Fund Equipment Grant (with Dr D S Leake)” Purchase of Ultracentrifuge” 23.3.92. £12,500.

  73. British Heart Foundation Project Grant “An assessment of the role of arterial mass transport in atherogenesis by comparison of local tracer uptake in three animal models prone to different patterns of disease” 1.1.92-31.12.94. £100,145.

  74. Research Endowment Trust Fund PhD Studentship “Local variation in the uptake of lipoproteins by the arterial wall: relevance to atherosclerosis”1.10.91-30.9.94. £23,700.

  75. Royal Society Research Grant”Lipoprotein uptake by arteries” 15.2.91. £10,000.

  76. Medical Research Council Project Grant (with Drs C P Winlove and K H Parker) Mass transport in the arterial wall near branches: local variation and its structural and haemodynamic determinants” 1.9.90-29.2.92. £31,755.